The power tussle at the Presidency continued on Friday as ECOWAS rejected an alleged move by a top presidential aide to upturn President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to send Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to Niamey, Benin Republic.

It was gathered that the official had attempted to send the Foreign Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama in an attempt to undermine Osinbajo.

According to sources at the Aso Rock Villa, the President had informed his Vice that he was going to represent him at the extraordinary session of heads of states in Niamey, hosted by the Nigerien President, while he was away in London.

The Heads of State or their deputies could attend the ECOWAS meetings.In line with this directive, the Vice President, according to sources present, informed the Federal Executive Council, FEC, at a meeting held on Wednesday, about his trip to Niamey and this was accepted by the council.

DAILY POST understands that just as the Vice President’s team was preparing for the Niamey trip, as was the usual practice, provision for advance party, as well as logistics was to be made for the team. This was exactly when the drama set in, as allegedly has been the case in recent times.

It was said that someone from the presidency informed the Vice President’s office midday Thursday that the President had issued a new directive that the Foreign Minister will now represent him in Niamey.

The Vice President’s team reportedly moved swiftly to modify his schedule and shifted their attention to other things. But this, however, did not go down well with ECOWAS team, who protested loudly.

Sources at the ECOWAS secretariat claimed that the lead organizer of the extraordinary session personally called the President in the United Kingdom.

There are also said to have been several of such attempts to undermine Osinbajo.This time around, upon being alerted, President Buhari was said to have immediately reached out directly to his Deputy, and instructed him to proceed to Niamey in view of the diplomatic firestorm that was brewing.

The Vice President also proceeded to Niamey, and was said to have arrived to shoddy arrangements as no proper advance party could be readied at such short notice.

The shoddiness of the preparation was said to have prevented him from spending the night at Niamey as no provision for hotel accommodat- ion was made for him and his staff.

Abdul05:
Sources--paid reporter by PDP.Rumour monger. I don't believe any news from Sources

Racoon:
This is more dangerous now.Things have so much degenerate that the cabal have simply gone berserk.

Imagining them using a minister to undermine a sitting VP.As Afeniferi said there cant be any intervention until VP Osinbajo acknowledged that things have truly gone bad & refused to stop suffering in silence.

The shoddiness of the preparation was said to have prevented him from spending the night at Niamey as no provision for hotelaccommodation was made for him and his staff.

seunmsg:
The last paragraph of the story quoted above is false. The VP never planned to sleep in Niamey.

kayusely70:
It appears the president doesnt know much about most happenings around him.

johnmartus:
Rubbish i forgot to check the source first before reading trash.

The moment I saw the author, I just smirked.

Some still have PTSD over that election loss

seunmsg:


The last paragraph of the story quoted above is false. The VP never planned to sleep in Niamey. The fact that this paragraph was fabricated put a serious doubt about the authenticity of the entire story.

Below is Laolu Akande’s tweet before the VP departed Nigeria for Niamey.

Afamed:

Why do people like you fall for all these cheap PDP supporters Propaganda? The same set of people telling you Buhari will Islamise Nigeria. The same set of people who had early told you in 2014 , that Osinbajo would resign and pave way for Tinubu as VP. The same set of e-warrior that alerted you few days ago that PMB had perfected plan to marry second wife.

Osinbajo was shown live on TV at the last ECOWAS gathering. But you still allow this miscreants to twist you

Racoon:

The writeup centred mainly on the humiliation the VP has continued to suffered in the hands of the cabal even up to diplomatic level of ECOWAS status necessitating an unpredictability of his protocols.

Abdul05:
Sources--paid reporter by PDP.Rumour monger. I don't believe any news from Sources

Diplomat66:
which rumor mongers ,they are aging the truth Mr man

Afamed:

The same set of people that promoted PMB second wife coming are the same set of gullible people writing this thrash. Osinbajo that was present at the ECOWAS gathering before he returned to Abj same day. Shame on Atikulated crew

omowolewa:
All these are unnecessary, I believe bitterness could be settled through other means except if it's to frustrate him to resign.

Racoon:
The was not the issue bro.The underlying issue is the actively ongoing power play to undermine VP Osinbajo's constitutional responsibility by the presidency cabal.

Afamed:
Keep quiet, if you are manipulating others with your midday news, you should have known this monicker better.We are ahead of una propaganda

Was Osinbajo present at the ECOWAS meeting? Yes or no? The same way cabal had arranged second wife for PMB just few weeks ago.Nonentity

seunmsg:


The last paragraph of the story quoted above is false. The VP never planned to sleep in Niamey. The fact that this paragraph was fabricated put a serious doubt about the authenticity of the entire story.

Below is Laolu Akande’s tweet before the VP departed Nigeria for Niamey.

olril17:

the same Laolu akande that lied that aids were not sacked only to be confirmed by the same presidency later? Gbogbo eyan leerowiipee opoonu bii tiyiin shaa

Racoon:
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He was present @ the ECOWAS meeting-yes but what is being reported is the underground intrigues that surrounds this outing.As zombies, you're selective about the truth you wish to hear.

This is how the news of his no love lost relation-ship with Mr.President was denied.Same way his constant harassment by Abba Kyari & the cabal was also denied.

How about the sacking of his numerous aides by the same cabal in recent times that was vehemently denied by you lots? Educating a mummufied zombies is waste of time.